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It appears that the article is a review, or at least has substantial parts of review character. This should be indicated. The text lacks literature references. This is major drawback since it is not clear which statements are citations or reflect the opinion of the author.
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How to cite: Szafranski K .formal concerns[Review of the article 'First European Farmers were not Eastern Europeans ' by Winters C].WebmedCentral 2011;2(11):WMCRW001127
It appears that the article is a review, or at least has substantial parts of review character. This should be indicated. The text lacks literature references. This is major drawback since it is not clear which statements are citations or reflect the opinion of the author.
No competing interest(s)
No
No
None
General human genetics